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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Once upon a time in AP English we were charged with the task of writing Pantoums. A pantoum is a style of poetry where the poem is divided into quatrains and the first and third line of one quatrain become the second and fourth line of the quatrain that follows it. I felt that for some reason I should take this chance to exploit fairy-tale princesses and this poem was born. Enjoy.

Fairy tale endings aren't always what the seem.

The princesses get lonely while Charming is saving the day.

Far far away, Rapunzel’s tower is beginning to lean.

After all, even the innocent Aurora had a roll in the hay.

The princesses get lonely while Charming is saving the day.

Cinderella instead prefers the boy at the liquor store.

Even the innocent Aurora had a roll in the hay,

And Snow White’s lover count is up to four.

Cinderella instead prefers the boy at the liquor store

And Ariel has learned how to get those land boys to beg

While Snow White’s lover count is up to four.

Cinderella watches and consumes another keg.

And Ariel has learned how to get those land boys to beg.

She ends up seducing all the other Charmings.

Cinderella quietly watches and consumes another keg,

Her raucous behavior has become quite alarming.

Ariel ended up seducing all the other Charmings,

But what of Pocahontas, the Indian Princess?

HER raucous behavior has become quite alarming.

She could be described as a harlot. (At best.)

And what of Pocohantas, the Indian Princess?

Don’t you hear about Tinkerbell anymore?

She could be described as a harlot, at best.

She took lessons from Snow White on how to score.

Don’t you hear about Tinkerbell anymore?

She ended up getting with the seven little men.

She took lessons from Snow White on how to score.

And two years later, they numbered ten.

“She ended up getting with the seven little men?”

“Yup, that’s what they told me,” Jasmine said.

“And two years later, they numbered ten.”

Aladdin is confused, so he scratches his head.

“Yup, that's what they told me,” Jasmine said

As she explained to Peter Pan

How Aladdin got confused, so he scratched his head

When Genie and Aboo told him Jasmine had left for Never Never Land.

As Jasmine was explaining to Peter Pan,

Belle was off wondering how she had fallen in love with a dog.

Genie and Aboo were explaining to Aladdin that Jasmine had left for Never Never Land